Power Player

Glenn Dicker

Co-Founder

Company:

Yep Roc Records

March 19, 2019

Change has been the byword for the music industry over the past few - well, pretty much since forever. And it seems the changes have been greater and have accelerated as time has gone on - especially when change has been a "buy word." From vinyl to cassettes to CDs to downloads to now streaming, the labels have had to drastically reconstruct how they do business. As have independents such as Yep Roc Records, which has weathered the seismic shifts in business by staying ahead of the curve and tirelessly working its eclectic roster of Americana and Triple A young acts such as Mandarin Orange and Eleni Mandell with veterans such as Nick Lowe, Los Straightjackets, Kim Richey, Robyn Hitchcock and Jim Lauderdale, as well as L.A. punk/roots stalwarts such as John Doe, Dave Alvin, Steve Wynn and the Flesh Eaters. Yep Roc Co-Founder Glenn Dicker explains how he has survived and prospered through the changing times.

March 12, 2019

Suffice it to say, when the two stations you program in a major market sit at #1 and #2 in the ratings, you're pretty much hitting the bull's-eye. On top of programming WMMR and WMGK/Philadelphia, Bill Weston now shares his insight with Beasley's Rock stations as ...

March 5, 2019

Louie Diaz is a true radio lifer, starting at WPLJ New York and building a career that has taken him all over the country to his current home in Atlanta, as VP/Contemporary for Cumulus and PD for its Top 40 in Atlanta, WWWQ. Having honed his skills working with greats ...

February 26, 2019

Guy Zapoleon may be pulling in the reins a bit on his consulting business, but his landmark Music Cycles theory continues to go on. Conceived over 26 years ago, the Music Cycles have evolved through changes not only in musical tastes, but in technology. Here, Guy ...

February 19, 2019

Ed Mann was one of a handful of staffers at KIIS/Los Angeles who decided to dive into what was then the fairly uncharted waters of radio syndication. It wasn't long before the company they founded, Premiere Networks, became the 800-pound gorilla of the business. ...

February 12, 2019

One could safely say that John Kesler got into syndicated radio at a rather inopportune time. Oh sure, he was signing on to one of the most popular, heritage morning shows in the country in Bob & Tom, but just as he was about to start, Bob announced his imminent ...

February 5, 2019

Not only is much of today's news centered on hot-button issues, but the new providers themselves have become a hot-button issue. As GM of CBS News Radio Network, Craig Swagler oversees an organization that collects news and disseminates them to radio stations in a variety ...

January 29, 2019

Hosting a successful morning show is far more than great benchmarks and show prep. Elvis Duran used his WHTZ (Z100)/New York show to build a foundation for national syndication and his own production company, which has put together the Art Carney Awards for character ...

January 22, 2019

For a company that, for all intents and purposes, owns the audio measurement space, Nielsen Audio has certainly not been resting on its laurels. On top of its never-ending quest of getting -and keeping - MRC accreditation for all of its PPM markets, Nielsen is continuing ...

January 15, 2019

David Corey went from overseeing 105 radio stations in Canada to the seven Country stations owned by Beasley Media Group, but that doesn't mean the pressure to succeed is any less intense. Helping seven of the biggest stations in one of the most competitive and vibrant ...